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Bold Colors Meet Light White Oak in This Oklahoma City Home

Product: Eighteen Seventy-Five – Battersea; FloorMade™ Treads Project: Crabtree Homes Location: Oklahoma City, OK Room: Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Game Room

Contrast is the word all around this Oklahoma City home by Crabtree Homes, seen in the light, natural materials set against deep color, expressive tile, and darker wood accents. Eighteen Seventy-Five Battersea European White Oak establishes the quieter side of that palette, using its light, cool tone to create continuity throughout a home with plenty of personality.

Creating Contrast with Neutrals and Rich Tones

Rather than matching the other wood elements, Battersea gives them room to stand apart. Dark ceiling beams, cabinetry, and built-ins feel more intentional against the paler oak, while the floor keeps richly colored spaces from becoming visually heavy. In the office, walls and ceiling enveloped in Sherwin-Williams Rojo Marrón create a cocooning effect, sharpened by the contrast of light oak underfoot.

The new build was also planned around gathering, with a game room and man cave designed for time spent together. One of its most considered architectural details is the custom staircase, where Floormade treads pair with patterned tile risers to turn a functional transition into a focal point.

Turning the Staircase Into a Design Feature

The custom staircase turns a necessary transition into one of the home’s most expressive details. Floormade treads carry the natural wood story vertically, creating a considered connection to the Battersea European White Oak used throughout the main level. Terracotta toned tiles on the risers introduce color and variation between each step, echoing the new build’s broader mix of rich accents and quieter natural materials.

The detail also shows why stairs deserve to be considered alongside the flooring rather than after it. Coordinating wood tones creates continuity, while the tile adds enough contrast to give the staircase its own identity. Paired with the dark railing, the result feels architectural, collected, and specific to the home rather than simply functional.

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